WEEI Afternoons: Drake Maye on being a leader, and the support from his teammates

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00:00We've asked you questions about feeling like a leader.

00:02You said that you do and that the quarterback kind of has to.

00:04After that throw at the end, after the game was over,

00:06it seemed like a lot of guys were coming up to you and talking to you,

00:09trying to pick you up like that.

00:10And then after the game, a lot of your teammates had a lot of nice things to say about you.

00:14Do you feel as though you're becoming more of a leader in the locker room

00:17and that it's starting to become sort of a thing in that room, in that space?

00:22Is that developing more as the season goes on?

00:24Yeah, I appreciate those guys for coming over and saying things to me.

00:30Telling me to keep my head up, that goes a long way,

00:32especially with the quarterback and a decision like that

00:34at a time at that point in the game where we're into the game, it was tough.

00:38I think just more, I'm gonna be harder on myself

00:42than probably anybody's gonna be harder on me.

00:43So that's the mindset I try to keep.

00:46And I think there's no step I can take in leadership wise

00:49and I gotta go make some plays and kind of be smart with the football.

00:56I think that'll go a long way and kind of earn the guy's trust and respect.

00:58But I think I got respect in that locker room with those guys

01:00and kind of earn it throughout the year

01:03and kind of can make the next step in being some vocal

01:06and do little things with teammates

01:08to kind of be that quarterback leader that everybody wants.